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Where We Will Be Exhibiting 2023
2023 106th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
New Theatre, Worcester College and Randolph Hotel
Stand 14
3rd, 4th and 5th July 2023
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MOS AGM Meeting
Austin Court, Cambridge Street, Birmingham
Friday 6th October 2023
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UKISCRS 47th Annual Meeting
Leonardo City Hotel, London Bridge
1st, 2nd and 3rd November 2023
BMEH Bicentennial Scientific Conference
ICC Birmingham
7th to 8th December 2023
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Sightcare Business Conference 2024
Telford International Centre
28th to 29th January 2024
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100% Optical
EXCEL, London
24th to 26th February 2024
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Blogs
Opticians Reminders Not Having EffectGlaucoma patients in the US were recently put under scrutiny to see whether or not a complimentary phone call reminder for them to use their prescriptive medication would assist in changing their patient status from " non compliant" to compliant. |
New Eye Tracking Device goes easy on your GreenA brand new device made from shop bought materials could soon be made available to patients suffering from spinal cord injury, Muscular Dystrophy, M.S and Parkinson's, and amputees, to assist in using their P.C's. What's more, the device called the GT3D costs less than £40! |
Opticians May Soon Be The First Line Of Defence Against StokesIt seems that recent studies in Switzerland have suggested that opticians may soon be the first line of defence against strokes in patients that they see for routine or scheduled eye examinations. |
Pioneering Cataract Surgery Takes Place in LondonOptician’s from far and wide were invited by Bausch + Lomb to observe pioneering eye surgery at the Centre for Sight in East Grinstead in London on 11th July 2011. One of the procedures covered the use of a femtosecond laser for use in cataract removal surgery. |
Low Vision The Rough RoadDo you have ever days when you think you've mis-read a road sign? You are looking at the digital clock next to the bed and it's a little out of focus? Perhaps you walked right by a familiar face having not recognised them? |
Optician Counts His Pennies And Pays Off His MortgageIn this world of pressure, stress, time sensitive material and everything else that makes our everyday life that little more difficult, it is always nice to read something that is firstly a little comic but secondly a touch impressive/bizarre depending on your point of view. |
Sports Enthusiasts Missing A Trick?Sports enthusiasts were spoilt for choice this weekend, with F1 and the Mens Singles Tennis Championship. If you are a budding pro-athlete or just an odd day enthusiast for sports, vision is vitally important. Sports Vision can include training as being able to see an eye chart at ten metres is very different from tracking say, a moving ball. |
Frozen Test Fees Causing Concern?I am a contact lens user, and as such I have regular eye checks that normally involve a change in prescription or additional items and further to that normally a new direct debit mandate to sign at the end of my visit. Little attention is paid to the breakdown of the receipt if I am honest. |
Worrying Stats Regarding Living With Correctable Vision LossLiving in the western world, it is easy to think that all diseases are either curable or easily manageable in this advanced technological age. Of course, this is not exactly the case but on the flip side it seems that education across many parts of the globe aren't quite up to speed either. |
Market Potential Lacking? Are Contact Lenses The Right Choice?A new report of just over twenty thousand consumers between 16 and 54 years of age in Europe has revealed that just under a third of spectacle wearers would make the switch to a contact lens IF they were recommended by their eye doctor. |
Anophthalmia. A World Without EyesThere are plenty of blogs on eye health, diseases and looking after our eyes, but what if you have no eye(s)? The term is called Anophthalmia (anophthalmos) for a condition that results in either or both eyes not forming ante-natally. The complete absence of eye tissue is called primary anophthalmia. |
Olympic Training For Your Eyes?Doctors will advise that half an hour exercise a day will keep your waistline, heart and outlook on life healthy. Let’s not forget the benefit exercise also has on your eye health. There are numerous eye diseases that can have a knock on effect from various general illnesses including high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and diabetes. |